washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
last of the traditional set of five noh plays
Atypus karschi (Asian species of mygalomorph spider); tsuchigumo (people of ancient Japan who were not subjects of the Yamato court)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to take someone's life; to kill someone
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
low; vulgar; base; ignoble; mean; selfish
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
rite of scattering flowers; glorious death (in battle); heroic death
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat